Liquid-distributing faucet and pipe-cleaner



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'J. P. DREDGE 83 J. DOYLE. LIQUID .DISTRIBUTING-FAUGET AND PIPE CLEANER.

No. 603,465; I Patented May 3,1898.

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JOSEPH F. DREDGE AND JOHN DOYLE, CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA.

LIQUID-DISTRIBUTING FAUCET AND PIPE-CLEANER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,465, dated May 3,1898.

Application fil d March 9, 1897. Renewed Decemlier 29, 1897. Serial No.664,445. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we,JosEPH F. DREDGE and JOHN DOYLE, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Connersville, in the county of Fayette andState of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBeer and other Liquid Distributing Faucets and Pipe-Cleaners and we dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in I means for drawing liquidsfrom kegs or other retaining vessels, and is specially adapted for usein bar-rooms, at soda-water fountains,and places Where a number ofdifferent kinds of drinks are sold; and the objects of the inventionare, first, to provide means whereby the contents of a plurality of kegsor vessels can be discharged through a common outlet or faucet insuccession without mixin second,

to provide 'means whereby at thg end of a days business the liquorcontained in the pipes between the faucet and the kegs or containingvessels can be forced back into these retainers, which are kept in anice-box or cooler, and the pipes outside of the cooler filled with waterto prevent the fouling of the pipes with sour liquid and to save theliquor, which if allowed to remain in the pipes would sour and becomeunfit for use; and the object, further, is to provide adequate andconvenient means for thoroughly cleansing the faucet and pipes.

We accomplish the objects of the invention by means of the mechanismillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view inperspective of our complete' device, the illustration showing a portionof the bar to whichit is secured, but not showing the kegs or Vessels inwhich the liquor is kept. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the axesof the vertical valves; and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 33 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews of the drawings.

A is the bar or counter to which our device is fastened, and is and maybe of any usual construction. V h

B is a board to which the faucet is immediately fastened by means of thescrews b,

(shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3,) and the board is fastened to the barby means of the screws b. (Shown in Fig. 1.) The faucet might be secureddirectly to the bar, but for convenience the intervening board B will beused. D is the body portion of the faucet, and in its outside shape andornamentation may be of any desired pattern. It will be provided withthe vertical and preferably slightlytapering valve-seats E and F toreceive the valves E and F.

G, G, and G are holes which start from the back part of the body D, passthrough both wallsof the valve-seat E on a line which intersects thevertical axis of the valve E, and terminate with the interior of thevalveseat F. The valve or plug F has a longitudinal central opening f,which is open at the bottom and closed at the top. This is the openingthrough which all of the liquids passing through the faucet aredischarged, and consequently the wall of the plug or valve is perforatedin longitudinal alinement with the holes G, G, and G These perforationsare all in the same vertical plane, whereby when communication isvestablished between one of the holes'in the'body D and the longitudinaloutlet in the valve F all of the other openings will be in likecommunication. It remains then to provide a cut-off which will onlypermit one of the holes G, G, or G to be open at a time. This isaccomplished by providing the valve E, mounted. in the valve-.

seat E. The valve E has openings g, g, and g which register with theopenings G, G, and G respectively, when the valve or plug E is turned soas to bring the respective openings into longitudinal alinement; but theopenings through the valve E are separated, whereby the circumferentialdistance between the nearest margins of the openings measured on thevalve is greater than the diameter of the openings, and thereby when,for example, the opening g is in alinement with the hole G the holes Gand G will be confronted by a'blank or solid surface of the valve. PipesH connect the openings G, G, and G of liquid to be drawn through thefaucet. These tanks, which may be beer, ale, or other kegs, willgenerally be kept in an ice-box or refrigerator in the usual manner,which need not be illustrated here.

with the tanks containing the supply The valve E will be provided with ahandle E and will have an indicator-hand e, which moves with the valve.A dial on the top of the body part of the faucet has the index-marks d,which enable the indicator-hand to be set in the position to draw liquidfrom any one of the desired kegs or tanks.

The lower part of the valve or plug F below the body of the faucet isprovided with a stop-cock K, by which the outlet from the valve can beclosed. For convenience in inserting the valve F in its seat the valvewill be in two parts, which are screwed together in the manner as shown.f is a washer which moves with the valve F and keeps the two parts fromunscrewing by the turning of the valve in drawing the liquors. The valveF is provided with the handle F for turning it.

M is a pipe connected with the city watersupply and furnishes waterunder pressure to the faucet. It communicates with the interior of thevalve F, and thence to the kegs or reservoirs containing the supply ofliquid through the same pipes which deliver the liquid from thereservoirs to the faucet. The pipe M is provided with a cut-off cock N,by which the supply of water can be controlled. This cock N is as closeto the valve F as practicable in order that the backing up of theliquids in the faucet will be reduced to a minimum because of thelimited space in which it can accumulate. The valves E and F are placedclose together for the same reason, the purpose being to limit thepossibility of the souring of the liquid by limit-ing the storagecapacity of the parts where it could possibly accumulate.

The practical operation of our improved faucet is as follows: Suppose itis desired to draw beer from a keg which is connected with the top pipeG. The cock N will be turned so as to cut off the water-supply, and thecock K in the plug F will be opened. The valve E will be turned untilits opening g is alined longitudinally with the hole G, which can beascertained by the marks on the dial for setting the indicator-hand 6.Then the handle F will be turned till communication with its hollowinterior is established with the hole G, and the beer from the keg willpass out through the faucet. Liquor can be drawn through either of theother pipes G and G by turning the valve E into the correspondingposition indicated for that pipe on the dial. Suppose now it is desiredto close at the end of a days business. The valve E is turned to anindicated position, which closes all of the passage-ways through it.Then the cock N is opened and the valve F turned to the position whichopens communication with the waterpipe. So much of the faucet which isthus exposed to the action of the water is thoroughly washed. Then thecock K is turned to shut off the escape of the water from the faucet,and the valve E is turned so the water will pass back from the valve Fthrough the passage G into the keg connected with the top pipe. A littleexperience will enable the bartender to estimate the amount of waterrequired to be admitted to force all of the beer out of the pipe G intothe keg, and when the pipe G is full of water the valve E will be turnedto bring the pipe G into line. It will be filled with water, and thenthe pipe G will be filled in the same way. The pipes will be left withthe water in them and will be drawn off the first thing when businessagain opens up next morning. If the pipes had been left filled with beeror other liquor, the contents would be found to be sour and worthless bymorning and would not only be a loss in itself, but would foul the pipesand render them unwholesome.

lVhile we have shown and described a faucet with pipes for three kindsof liquors, a greater or a less number can obviously be provided forwithout departing from the spirit of this invention, and we do not wishto limit the construction to three connections shown; but

\Vhat we do claim as new, and wish to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, 1s-

1. The combination, in a faucet having one or more supply-inlets, and asingle discharge, of a discharge-valve having a central longitudinaloutlet with openings which register at certain positions of the valvewith the supply inlet or inlets, a cock for closing the valve, awater-supply pipe emptying into the longitudinal outlet of thedischarge-valve and a cock for turning the water-supply on or off,substantially as described and for the purposes specified.

2. The combination, in a faucet having a plurality of supply-inlets anda single discharge, of a discharge-valve havinga central longitudinaloutlet, communicating in the open or discharging position of the valvewith all of the supply-passages, a cock for closing the valve, and asecond valve parallel with the discharge-valve intersecting theinletpassages before they reach the dischargevalve, said second valvehaving transverse, diametrically-placed openings, one for eachsupply-passage and registering therewith successively when brought intoalinement by rotating the valve, whereby liquids from a plurality oftanks can be discharged through a single outlet, and a water-supply pipeemptying into the longitudinal outlet of the dis charge-valve, and acock for turning the water-supply on or off, all substantially as shownand described and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JOS. F. DREDGE. JOHN DOYLE. lVitnesses to signature of Jos. F. Dredge:

FRANK W. WOERNER, JOSEPH A. MINTURN. \Vitnesses to signature of JohnDoyle:

JOHN MULHEERON, Jr., AMBROSE ELLIOTT.

